Leonardo DiCaprio has paid tribute to Hollywood icon Robert Redford, saying the film industry has "lost an absolute legend".

Redford was acclaimed for films including All The President's Men, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Sting, and was also known for his activism, as well as directing films such as Ordinary People, for which he won an Oscar, and A River Runs Through It.

"Very sad news, very sad day," DiCaprio told the PA news agency at the premiere of One Battle After Another in London.

"We lost an absolute legend in our industry. I admire him for not only his work as an actor, but as a director with Quiz Show.

"We have a film tonight that we're premiering, that is a political thriller in a lot of ways, and he was the one that created the foundation for all that, with All

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